Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Theme Song of the Week: Gemini Man (1976)
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I don't understand how this series would work in the long run. First off, why is it called "Gemini Man". Casey doesn't split into two people or separate personalities like The Incredible Hulk. Does he have some sort of secret identity that justifies the name? Do the Gemini Twins have something to do with invisibility?
ReplyDeleteThe idea of an invisible protagonist seems backwards somehow. Who would what to tune in to a program were when the action starts, the hero disappears? Much less were the combat is left unseen too.
Never Exceed. Yeah, thats not too hard to do when I had low expectations to begin with, but thanks for the warning.